Sign, language, and gesture in the brain: Some comments

In contrast with two widely held and contradictory views – that sign languages of deaf people are “just gestures,” or that sign languages are “just like spoken languages” – the view from sign linguistics and developmental research in cognition presented by Goldin-Meadow & Brentari (G-M&B) in...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2017, Vol.40, p.e49-e49, Article e49
Main Authors: Campbell, Ruth, Woll, Bencie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Cognition
Communication
Deafness
Gestures
Humans
Language
Linguistics
Medical imaging
Mouth
Nervous system
Neurosciences
Open Peer Commentary
Phonetics
Sign Language
Speech
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Summary:In contrast with two widely held and contradictory views – that sign languages of deaf people are “just gestures,” or that sign languages are “just like spoken languages” – the view from sign linguistics and developmental research in cognition presented by Goldin-Meadow & Brentari (G-M&B) indicates a more complex picture. We propose that neuroscience research suggests that a similar approach needs to be taken and offer some examples from research on the brain bases of sign language perception.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X15002848